Sandra is the Italian short form of Alessandra, the feminine of Alexander — from the Greek alexein (to defend) + aner (man). **Sandra Day O'Connor (1930-2023)** — the **first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court** (1981, nominated by Reagan); served as the Court's pivotal swing vote for nearly 25 years. **Sandra Cisneros (born 1954)** — author of ***The House on Mango Street* (1984), among the most-read works in American high school and college literature classes**; National Medal of Arts (2015). **Sandra Bullock (born 1964)** — Oscar-winning American actress.
Featured in countless legal histories and Cisneros's coming-of-age vignettes.
Sandra reduces to seven — the number of Supreme Court justice.